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REPRESENT!: “Ikigai” – Yonsei Filmmaker Makes Directing Debut
In July, California State University Northridge senior Maren Elardo and her crew of fellow students…

Jackie Kojima • July 11, 2023

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California California State University, Northridge dance generations hapa Ikigai (film) Japanese Americans Japanese dance Maren Elardo Nihon Buyo (Japanese classical dance) Northridge racially mixed people San Jose United States universities Yonsei
California California State University, Northridge dance generations hapa Ikigai (film) Japanese Americans Japanese dance Maren Elardo Nihon Buyo (Japanese classical dance) Northridge racially mixed people San Jose United States universities Yonsei
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The Strange Case of James Edmiston and ... James Edmiston — Part 1
In recent years, I have done a good deal of research on James Edmiston. Through my reading, I dis…

Greg Robinson • Nov. 13, 2022

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business California economics James Ewen Edmiston journalism journalists Ku Klux Klan management resettlements San Jose United States
business California economics James Ewen Edmiston journalism journalists Ku Klux Klan management resettlements San Jose United States
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Promised Land: A Family’s Story About Land Lost (But Saved) During Executive Order 9066 - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Saved Land When the Yoshioka family left their farm in San Jose for Utah then Colo…

Kristen Nemoto Jay • March 16, 2022

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Amache concentration camp California Colorado concentration camps Cortez farmers Hawai'i San Joaquin Valley San Jose Thomas Yoshioka United States World War II World War II camps
Amache concentration camp California Colorado concentration camps Cortez farmers Hawai'i San Joaquin Valley San Jose Thomas Yoshioka United States World War II World War II camps
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Promised Land: A Family’s Story About Land Lost (But Saved) During Executive Order 9066 - Part 1
On Feb. 19, 2022, Thomas Yoshioka will be 101 years young. There’s not much to his secret, he say…

Kristen Nemoto Jay • March 15, 2022

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Amache concentration camp California Colorado concentration camps farmers Hawai'i San Jose Thomas Yoshioka United States World War II World War II camps
Amache concentration camp California Colorado concentration camps farmers Hawai'i San Jose Thomas Yoshioka United States World War II World War II camps
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The Redress Origins of the Hidden Histories of San Jose Japantown: A Conversation with Susan Hayase and Tom Izu
Carp flags (koinobori) are floating in front of me, their mouths open. Tanzaku are fluttering in …

Tamiko Nimura • Aug. 20, 2021

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California Japanese American Museum of San Jose (organization) Japantowns mobile apps Redress movement San Jose Susan Hayase Tom Izu United States
California Japanese American Museum of San Jose (organization) Japantowns mobile apps Redress movement San Jose Susan Hayase Tom Izu United States
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The Karma of Nations: the story of Rinban Kyoshiro Tokunaga
Flipping through an issue of Men’s Health magazine, one usually expects a combination of articles…

Jonathan van Harmelen • July 13, 2021

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Buddhism California gambling games karma Kyoshiro Tokunaga New Mexico religion religions San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin Santa Fe Tujunga Tuna Canyon Detention Station United States World War II camps
Buddhism California gambling games karma Kyoshiro Tokunaga New Mexico religion religions San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin Santa Fe Tujunga Tuna Canyon Detention Station United States World War II camps
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San Jose Area Man’s Life Shaped by Sports and Athletes
Blake Sasaki has been involved in sports almost his entire life, and if you ask him what has been t…

John Sammon • Jan. 6, 2021

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Blake Sasaki California San Jose State University Spartan Athletic Fund United States
Blake Sasaki California San Jose State University Spartan Athletic Fund United States
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Tessaku
Yosh Uchida - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> So can you describe leaving for Arkansas? That’s where you did your basic training?…

Emiko Tsuchida • Dec. 31, 2020

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armed forces athletics California coaches judo languages martial arts Olympics retired military personnel San Jose sports United States veterans World War II
armed forces athletics California coaches judo languages martial arts Olympics retired military personnel San Jose sports United States veterans World War II
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Tessaku
Yosh Uchida - Part 1
“I like to have my grandchildren know about it, where they’re from and what happened to their gra…

Emiko Tsuchida • Dec. 30, 2020

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armed forces athletics California coaches judo languages martial arts Olympics retired military personnel San Jose sports United States veterans World War II
armed forces athletics California coaches judo languages martial arts Olympics retired military personnel San Jose sports United States veterans World War II
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Tessaku
Shin Mune — Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Did your parents ever have any conversations with you or your siblings about what w…

Emiko Tsuchida • Dec. 16, 2020

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California concentration camps farmers San Jose Santa Barbara (Calif.) Shin Mune Tanforan temporary detention center temporary detention centers Topaz concentration camp United States Utah World War II camps
California concentration camps farmers San Jose Santa Barbara (Calif.) Shin Mune Tanforan temporary detention center temporary detention centers Topaz concentration camp United States Utah World War II camps
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